WHO Western Pacific regional action plan for the response to large-scale community outbreaks of COVID-19

Overview

This Regional Action Plan has been developed by the World Health Organization (‎WHO)‎ Regional Office and country offices of the Western Pacific to support countries and areas in the Region to mitigate the public health impact of large-scale community outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019 (‎COVID-19)‎. It outlines priorities for WHO and partner actions in the following key areas: (‎1)‎ Incident management, planning, administration and coordination; (‎2)‎ Strategic communications; (‎3)‎ Community engagement; (‎4)‎ Non-pharmaceutical public health measures; (‎5)‎ Care pathways; (‎6)‎ Health-care delivery; (‎7)‎ Surveillance and risk assessment; (‎8)‎ Laboratory; (‎9)‎ Operational logistics; and (‎10)‎ Health-care costs and financial protection.